[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
WORLD WAR II related term(s) War
Addresses
Blessed Is The March. . .: Richard C. Levin, E758 [5MY]
Dedication of World War II Memorial Honoring the POW/MIAs of White
County, TN: Senator Frist, S11056 [28SE]
Dept. of Defense Distinguished Public Service Award: Bob Dole,
S5422 [22MY], S5524 [1JN]
------ William S. Cohen, Sec. of Defense, S5422 [22MY], S5524 [1JN]
German Compensation for Holocaust Survivors: Benjamin Meed,
American Gathering of Jewish Holocaust Survivors, S1366 [4MR]
Holocaust Remembrance: Benjamin A. Meed, E755 [5MY]
------ Benjamin Meed, U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council, H4303 [9JN]
------ Daniel C. Napolitano, H4305 [9JN]
------ Eliahu Ben-Elissar, H4304 [9JN], E753 [5MY]
------ Miles Lerman, H4304 [9JN], E759 [5MY]
------ Richard C. Levin, H4305 [9JN]
Tribute to Raoul Wallenberg: Annette Lantos, E270 [3MR]
Women of Congress' (organization) Wreath-Laying Ceremony at the
Women in Military Service for America Memorial: Representative
Millender-McDonald, E572 [2AP]
Amendments
Berlin Airlift: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 230), H5385 [25JN]
------ anniversary (S. Con. Res. 81), S7288 [26JN], S7305 [26JN]
Freedom of information: require disclosure of information on
certain individuals relative to Nazi war crimes during World War
II (S. 1379), S6716 [19JN], S6724 [19JN], S6725 [19JN]
Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust Assets in the U.S.:
establish (S. 1900), S4129 [1MY], S4134 [1MY], S6127 [10JN]
Appointments
Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust Assets in the U.S.,
S7298 [26JN], H8465 [23SE], H10876 [14OC]
Articles and editorials
Arts Commission Leader Shows Elitism With `Kitsch' Remark, E564
[2AP]
Bridge a Memorial to Tony Stein, E1704 [11SE]
Bugle Boys of Company B Died To Keep America Free, S12021 [8OC]
Everything in History Was Against Them (excerpt), E602 [21AP], E620
[22AP], E644 [23AP], E648 [23AP], E650 [23AP]
Local Man Was Ball Turret Gunner on Long-Lost WWII B-24H Bomber,
E184 [12FE]
Man From Salem Emerges as a Hero of the Holocaust--Hiram Bingham IV,
S671 [11FE]
Memories and Miracles, S10532 [17SE]
Montpelier Vet Recalls Service, S6341 [15JN]
Real and Unlikely Hero--Homage to Varian Fry, E144-E146 [11FE]
WW II's Unsung Heroes, E1518 [3AU]
Bills and resolutions
Army: issue the ``Italy'' clasp for the Army Occupation Medal to
certain veterans who served in the disputed Italy-Yugoslavia
area, (see H.R. 3141), H240 [3FE]
Baltic States: support people of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania,
and condemn the Nazi-Soviet Pact of Non-Aggression, (see H. Con.
Res. 320), H7290 [5AU]
Battle of the Bulge: commend veterans who fought, (see H.J. Res.
132), H10076 [8OC]
Berlin Airlift: anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 230, S. Con. Res.
81), S1568 [9MR], H678 [26FE]
Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for a ceremony to
honor victims of the Holocaust, (see H. Con. Res. 206), H100
[28JA]
Clay, Lucius D.: issue commemorative postage stamp, (see H. Res.
346), H240 [3FE]
Dept. of State: seek certain commitments from Poland, Hungary, and
the Czech Republic relative to the payment of insurance benefits
owed to victims of the Nazis during World War II, (see H. Res.
443), H3743 [21MY]
Dept. of the Interior: conduct study relative to designation of
Rosie the Riveter Park as an affiliated site to the National
Park Service, (see H.R. 4483), H7413 [6AU]
Eliach, Yaffa: award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R. 4613),
H8527 [23SE]
Four Chaplains Day: designate, (see S. Res. 169), S48 [27JA]
Heroism: tribute to DesRon 61 Navy destroyer group for actions in
Tokyo Bay, Japan, (see S. Res. 308), S12648 [15OC]
Holocaust: encourage identification of Holocaust-era assets and
restitution of individual and communal property, (see H. Res.
557), H9178 [28SE]
------ recovery of insurance issued for victims, (see H.R. 3121),
H99 [28JA], (see H.R. 4826), H10832 [13OC]
Indianapolis (U.S.S.): award Presidential Unit Citation to crew,
(see S.J. Res. 53), S6181 [11JN], (see S. 2177), S6405 [16JN]
Insurance: prohibit foreign insurance companies from doing business
in the U.S. unless they disclose any financial dealings they had
with individuals who survived or died in the Holocaust, (see
H.R. 3143), H240 [3FE]
Iwo Jima Memorial: prohibit the construction of any additional
monument, memorial, or structure, (see H.R. 3188), H445 [11FE]
------ prohibit the construction of any additional monument,
memorial, or structure, (see H.R. 4752), H10076 [8OC]
Kimmel, Husband E.: advance on the retired list of the Navy to the
highest grade held as Commander in Chief, U.S. Fleet, during
World War II, (see S.J. Res. 55), S9782 [1SE]
McVay, Charles B., III: exonerate from responsibility in the
sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis, (see H.R. 3710), H2236
[22AP]
National Park Service: maintenance, security, and custodial and
long-term care of the World War II Memorial, (see S. Res. 296),
S12164 [9OC]
Navy: repeal law preventing donation of remaining Iowa-class
battleships listed on the Naval Vessel Register, (see S. 1646),
S730 [12FE], (see H.R. 3233), H496 [12FE]
Nazi Party--World War II: require disclosure of information
relative to the investigation and prosecution of war criminals,
(see H.R. 4007), H4240 [5JN]
Pearl Harbor Day: treat December 7 in the same manner as Veterans
Day for all purposes relative to Federal employment, (see H.R.
4815), H10667 [12OC]
POW: recognition of American civilian POW, (see H. Res. 555), H8931
[25SE]
Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust Assets in the U.S.:
establish, (see S. 1900), S2967 [1AP], (see H.R. 3662), H2053
[1AP]
Remy, France: tribute to citizens for burial of Houston Braly, (see
S. Con. Res. 79), S1336 [4MR]
------ tribute to fundraising efforts of 364th Fighter Group for
restoration of stained glass windows, (see S. Con. Res. 79),
S1336 [4MR]
Schindler, Oskar: issue commemorative postage stamp, (see S. Con.
Res. 96), S4906 [14MY]
Scott, Hunter: tribute, (see H. Res. 590), H10353 [9OC]
Short, Walter C.: advance on the retired list of the Army to the
highest grade held as Commanding General, Hawaiian Department,
during World War II, (see S.J. Res. 55), S9782 [1SE]
Taxation: treatment of reparations received by Holocaust survivors,
(see H.R. 4563, S. 2549), S11450 [5OC], H7690 [14SE]
Veterans: allow certain individuals who provided service to the
U.S. Armed Forces in the Philippines during World War II to
receive a reduced SSI benefit after moving back to the
Philippines, (see H.R. 4716), H10010 [7OC]
------ computation of retirement benefits for certain merchant
mariners who served during World War II, (see H.R. 4574), H7802
[15SE]
------ provide additional compensation to survivors of Bataan Death
March, (see H.R. 3818), H3013 [7MY]
------ provide the same level of health care for Filipino World War
II veterans living in the Philippines as those living in the
U.S., (see H.R. 4168), H5403 [25JN]
Citations
Heroism of Arthur V. Hodges during World War II, E351 [11MR]
Letters
Advance Husband E. Kimmel on the retired list of the Navy and Walter
C. Short on the retired list of the Army to the highest grade
held during World War II: Kenneth A. Steadman, VFW, S9787 [1SE]
----- several retired high-ranking military personnel, S9786 [1SE]
Condemnation of newspaper writer for ethnic slurs against Japanese
Americans during World War II: James M. Hanley, S7032 [24JN]
Holocaust Victims Redress Act, H5 [27JA]
Investigation into sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis: Hunter
Scott, H10471 [10OC]
Tribute to Raoul Wallenberg: Chelsea Swett, E271 [3MR]
Lists
High-ranking military personnel supporting advancing Husband E.
Kimmel on the retired list of the Navy and Walter C. Short on
the retired list of the Army to the highest grade held during
World War II, S9788 [1SE]
Philippine Scouts Veterans Association of America Guam chapter
members, E558 [2AP]
Motions
Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust Assets in the U.S.:
establish (H.R. 3662), H4273 [9JN]
Orders
University of Utah ROTC class of 1944 activation orders for Fort
Douglas, UT, S3662 [27AP], S4562 [8MY]
Poems
``Hayward--A Tribute,'' Millie Jean Purgerson, E1800 [24SE]
``Sinking of the S.S. Leopoldville,'' Tom Cordle, E210 [24FE]
Remarks in House
Athenian Federation of the U.S. and Canada: anniversary of
liberation of Athens, Greece, from the Nazis during World War
II, E2050 [11OC]
Baltic States: support people of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania,
and condemn the Nazi-Soviet Pact of Non-Aggression (H. Con. Res.
320), H10270-H10274 [9OC]
Battle of Crete: anniversary, E898 [19MY]
Bayonne, NJ: tribute to Holocaust Memorial Observance Program, E627
[22AP]
Bazel, Switzerland: adoption of comprehensive program of Holocaust
education in public schools, E166 [12FE]
Berlin Airlift: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 230), H5385 [25JN], H5392
[25JN]
Brown, J. Carter: remarks relative to Iwo Jima Memorial, E564 [2AP]
Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for a ceremony to
honor victims of the Holocaust (H. Con. Res. 206), H920 [10MR],
E601 [21AP], E620 [22AP], E644 [23AP], E648 [23AP], E650 [23AP]
Clay, Lucius D.: issue commemorative postage stamp (H. Res. 346),
E74 [3FE]
Dept. of the Interior: conduct study relative to designation of
Rosie the Riveter Park as an affiliated site to the National
Park Service (H.R. 4483), E1587 [7AU]
------ conduct study relative to designation of Rosie the Riveter
Park as an affiliated site to the National Park Service, H10415
[10OC]
Elizabeth, PA: observance of Maritime Day, E1517 [3AU]
Fort Monmouth, NJ: anniversary of Army Signal Corps, E1241 [25JN]
Freedom of information: require disclosure of information on
certain individuals relative to Nazi war crimes during World War
II (S. 1379), H7295 [6AU], H7296 [6AU]
Galdi, Tony: Bronze Star recipient, E1836 [28SE]
Government: provide redress for inadequate restitution of assets
seized by the U.S. Government which belonged to victims of the
Holocaust (S. 1564), H2-H8 [27JA], H7277 [5AU], H7279 [5AU],
H7281 [5AU], H7284 [5AU], E96 [4FE]
Guam: reparations for atrocities experienced during World War II,
H6008 [21JY]
History: anniversary of heroic death of four Army chaplains, E15
[27JA]
Holocaust: encourage identification of Holocaust-era assets and
restitution of individual and communal property (H. Res. 557),
H10180-H10183 [8OC], E1841 [28SE], E1972 [8OC]
------ recovery of insurance issued for victims (H.R. 3121), H245
[4FE]
------ remembrance, H4303 [9JN], E655 [23AP], E673 [27AP], E700
[29AP], E753 [5MY], E755 [5MY], E758 [5MY], E759 [5MY]
``Ivory Soap'' project: tribute to members, E2006 [9OC]
Japan: anniversary of bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, E1591
[7AU]
Japanese Americans: anniversary of World War II internment, E129
[11FE]
``Lion 4'' unit: tribute, E1192 [22JN]
McVay, Charles B., III: exonerate from responsibility in the
sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis (H.R. 3710), H2218 [22AP]
Motion pictures: tribute to ``The Long Way Home'' Best Documentary
Feature Academy Award recipient, E756 [5MY]
Navy: tribute to Armed Guard, E1587 [7AU]
New Jersey Exercise Tiger Association: anniversary, E610 [21AP]
Oregon, OH: rededication of Clay High School Memorial Stadium,
E1992 [9OC], E2015 [10OC]
Parsippany, NJ: dedication of statue honoring the memory of Raoul
Wallenberg, E1134 [16JN]
Poland: anniversary of genocide of Romany people at Auschwitz-
Birkenau, E1523 [3AU]
Port Chicago, CA: anniversary of naval facility explosion, E1343
[17JY]
POW: recognition of American civilian POW (H. Res. 555), E1817
[25SE]
Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust Assets in the U.S.:
establish (H.R. 3662), H4267-H4271 [9JN], E597 [21AP], E1157
[18JN]
----- establish (S. 1900), H4271 [9JN]
----- establish (S. 1900), insert language of H.R. 3662 in lieu,
H4273 [9JN]
Scott, Hunter: tribute (H. Res. 590), H10469-H10473 [10OC]
Survivors of the Shoal Visual History Foundation: tribute, E4
[28JA]
U.S. Navy Asiatic Fleet: appreciation to veterans for service (H.J.
Res. 100), H536 [24FE]
Veterans: allow certain individuals who provided service to the
U.S. Armed Forces in the Philippines during World War II to
receive a reduced SSI benefit after moving back to the
Philippines (H.R. 4716), E1932 [7OC]
------ benefit eligibility for certain service in the military
forces of the Philippines (H.R. 836), H4274 [9JN], H4275 [9JN],
H4276 [9JN], H4279 [9JN], H5411 [14JY], H5862 [20JY], E395
[17MR], E557 [2AP], E1088 [10JN]
------ determination of active military service for certain merchant
mariners who served during World War II (H.R. 1126), H7019
[4AU], E969 [22MY], E1517 [3AU]
------ tribute to survivors of the U.S.S. Register and the U.S.S.
Indianapolis, E1035 [4JN], E1145 [17JN]
Walt Disney Co.: tribute to ``Miracle at Midnight'' television
movie, E919 [20MY]
Remarks in Senate
Bataan Death March: survivors reunion, S2581 [25MR]
Battle of Midway National Memorial: establish (S. 940), S411 [4FE]
Berlin Airlift: anniversary (S. Con. Res. 81), S7305 [26JN], S7306
[26JN]
Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for a ceremony to
honor victims of the Holocaust (H. Con. Res. 206), S2234 [18MR]
Dept. of Defense: anniversary of relationship between the 27th
Infantry Regiment (Wolfhounds) and the Holy Family Home of
Osaka, Japan, S5529 [2JN]
Dole, Bob: Dept. of Defense Distinguished Public Service Award
recipient, S5422 [22MY], S5524 [1JN]
Dorchester (U.S.A.T.): tribute to efforts of chaplains during
sinking off the coast of Greenland, S6500 [17JN]
Exercise Tiger: tribute to veterans, S3370 [21AP]
Four Chaplains Day: designate (S. Res. 169), S69 [27JA]
Freedom of information: require disclosure of information on
certain individuals relative to Nazi war crimes during World War
II (S. 1379), S6724-S6730 [19JN]
Germany: expand reparations criteria for Holocaust survivors, S1366
[4MR]
Government: provide redress for inadequate restitution of assets
seized by the U.S. Government which belonged to victims of the
Holocaust (S. 1564), S63 [27JA]
Heroism: tribute to DesRon 61 Navy destroyer group for actions in
Tokyo Bay, Japan (S. Res. 308), S12620 [15OC], S12621 [15OC]
Holocaust: remembrance, S3554 [23AP], S3557 [23AP]
------ remembrance of Polish Jews, S11503 [5OC]
Indianapolis (U.S.S.): award Presidential Unit Citation to crew (S.
2177), S6416 [16JN]
----- award Presidential Unit Citation to crew (S.J. Res. 53), S6205
[11JN]
Jewish Community Relations Council: tribute to Holocaust Memorial
Ceremony, S3554 [23AP]
Kimmel, Husband E.: advance on the retired list of the Navy to the
highest grade held as Commander in Chief, U.S. Fleet, during
World War II (S.J. Res. 55), S9784-S9788 [1SE]
National Airborne Day: observance, S9549 [31JY]
National Park Service: maintenance, security, and custodial and
long-term care of the World War II Memorial (S. Res. 296),
S12249 [9OC], S12250 [9OC]
Navy: repeal law preventing donation of remaining Iowa-class
battleships listed on the Naval Vessel Register (S. 1646),
S752-S754 [12FE]
Poland: tribute to victims of Katyn Forest Massacre, S2141 [17MR]
Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust Assets in the U.S.:
establish (S. 1900), S2978-S2981 [1AP], S4133-S4136 [1MY], S6127
[10JN]
Remy, France: tribute to citizens for burial of Houston Braly (S.
Con. Res. 79), S1353 [4MR]
------ tribute to fundraising efforts of 364th Fighter Group for
restoration of stained glass windows (S. Con. Res. 79), S1353
[4MR]
Schindler, Oskar: issue commemorative postage stamp (S. Con. Res.
96), S4917 [14MY]
Short, Walter C.: advance on the retired list of the Army to the
highest grade held as Commanding General, Hawaiian Department,
during World War II (S.J. Res. 55), S9784-S9788 [1SE]
Taxation: treatment of reparations received by Holocaust survivors
(S. 2549), S11450 [5OC]
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: anniversary, S3529 [23AP]
University of Utah: tribute to ROTC class of 1944, S3598 [24AP],
S3661 [27AP], S4562 [8MY]
Veterans Day: observance, S12021 [8OC]
V-J Day: anniversary, S9888 [2SE]
Reports filed
Compensate Certain African American World War II Medal of Honor
Recipients: Committee on Veterans Affairs (Senate) (S. 730) (S.
Rept. 105-339), S10657 [21SE]
Nazi War Crimes Disclosure Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate)
(S. 1379), S1435 [5MR]
U.S. Holocaust Assets Commission Act: Committee on Banking,
Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 1900), S3918 [30AP]
Resolutions by organizations
Advance Husband E. Kimmel on the retired list of the Navy and Walter
C. Short on the retired list of the Army to the highest grade
held during World War II: Delaware VFW, S9786 [1SE]
Texts of
H. Con. Res. 206, use of Capitol rotunda for a ceremony to honor
victims of the Holocaust, H920 [10MR]
H. Con. Res. 230, Berlin Airlift anniversary, H5385 [25JN]
H. Con. Res. 320, support people of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania,
and condemn the Nazi-Soviet Pact of Non-Aggression, H10270 [9OC]
H. Res. 557, encourage identification of Holocaust-era assets and
restitution of individual and communal property, H10180 [8OC],
E1841 [28SE]
H. Res. 590, tribute to Hunter Scott, H10469 [10OC]
H.R. 3662, U.S. Holocaust Assets Commission Act, H4267-H4269 [9JN]
H.R. 4716, allow certain individuals who provided service to the
U.S. Armed Forces in the Philippines during World War II to
receive a reduced SSI benefit after moving back to the
Philippines, E1932 [7OC]
S. 1379, Nazi War Crimes Disclosure Act, S6725 [19JN], H7296 [6AU]
S. 1564, Holocaust Victims Redress Act, H7 [27JA]
S. 1646, Historic Battleship Preservation Act, S753 [12FE]
S. 1900, U.S. Holocaust Assets Commission Act, S2979 [1AP], S4133
[1MY], H4271-H4273 [9JN]
S. 2549, tax treatment of reparations received by Holocaust
survivors, S11451 [5OC]
S. Con. Res. 79, tribute to citizens of Remy, France, for burial of
Houston Braly and fundraising efforts of the 364th Fighter Group
for restoration of stained glass windows, S1353 [4MR]
S. Con. Res. 81, anniversary of Berlin Airlift, S1569 [9MR]
S. Con. Res. 81, Berlin Airlift anniversary, S7306 [26JN]
S. Con. Res. 96, issue commemorative postage stamp honoring Oskar
Schindler, S4917 [14MY]
S. Res. 169, Four Chaplains Day, S60 [27JA], S70 [27JA]
S. Res. 296, National Park Service maintenance, security, and
custodial and long-term care of the World War II Memorial,
S12187 [9OC], S12250 [9OC]
S. Res. 308, tribute to DesRon 61 Navy destroyer group for actions
in Tokyo Bay, Japan during World War II, S12621 [15OC], S12655
[15OC]
S.J. Res. 55, advance Husband E. Kimmel on the retired list of the
Navy and Walter C. Short on the retired list of the Army to the
highest grade held during World War II, S9785 [1SE]